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The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…
The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in the former part of homilies. Set out by the authority of the Queens Majesty: and to be read in every parish church agreeably.The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in the former part of homilees. Set out by the aucthoritie of the Queenes Maiestie: and to be read in euery parishe church agreeably.
Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richard Jugge, and John Cawood, printers to the Queens Majesty, 1571Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richarde Iugge, and Iohn Cawood, printers to the Queenes Maiestie, 1571
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Fifthly, he repenteth of the evil, that is to say, he doeth call back again, & revoke the punishment which he had threatened, when he seeth men repent, turn, and amend. Whereupon we do not without a just cause, detest and abhor the damnable 1opinion of them which do most wickedly go ⟨p. 519⟩about to persuade the simple and ignoras•t people, that if we chance after we be once come to God, and grafted in his son Jesus Christ, to fall into some horrible sin, repentance shall be unprofitable unto us, there is no more hope of reconciliation, or to be received again into the favour and mercy of God. And that they may give the better colour unto their pestilent and pernicious error, they do commonly bring in the sixth & tenth Chapters of the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the second Chapter of the second Epistle of Peter, not considering that in those places the holy Apostles do not speak of the daily falls, that we as long as we carry about this body of sin are subject unto: but of the final falling away from Christ and his Gospel, which 2is a sin against the holy ghost that shall never he forgiven, because that they that do utterly forsake the known trueth, do hate Christ and his word, they do crucify and mock him (but to their utter destruction) and therefore fall into desperation, and cannot repent. And that this is the true meaning of the holy spirit of God, it appeareth by many other places of the Scriptures, which promiseth unto all true repentant sinners, and to them that with their whole hart do return unto the Lord their God, free pardon and remission of their sins. For the probation hereof, we read this: O Israel (sayeth 3the holy prophet Jeremiah) if thou return, return unto me sayeth the Lord, and if thou put away thine abominations out of any sight, then shalt thou not be moved. Again, these are ⟨p. 520⟩Isaiah words: Let the wicked forsake his own ways, and the unrighteous his own imaginations, 4